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Gryllacrididae

Insecta - Orthoptera - Gryllacrididae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Gryllacrididae Blanchard p. 238
1849Locustites maculata Heer p. 5 figs. Pl 1, fig 3
1907Locustites maculatus Handlirsch p. 683
1909Gryllacris mutilata Cockerell p. 284 fig. 2a,b
1939Gryllacrididae Zeuner p. 121
1941Gryllacrididae Zeuner
1955Gryllacrididae Riek p. 685
1968Gryllacrididae Sharov
1992Gryllacrididae Carpenter p. 172
2010Gryllacrididae Garai p. 398
2015Gryllacrididae Song et al.
2015Gryllacrididae Storozhenko et al. p. 88
2020Gryllacrididae Song et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
Athalassocarida
LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
RankNameAuthor
Cercofilata
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
orderOrthoptera
suborderEnsiferaChopard 1920
infraorderTettigoniidea
superfamilyStenopelmatoidea
familyGryllacrididae
familyGryllacrididae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Gryllacrididae Blanchard 1845
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Subfm. Gryllacridinae Blanchard 1845 [leaf-rolling cricket]
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G. Gryllacris Serville 1831
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Gryllacris brevipennis Charpentier 1843
G. †Plesiolarnaca Gorochov 2010
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Plesiolarnaca prior Gorochov 2010
Invalid names: Gryllacridini Blanchard 1845 [empty]
Invalid names: Gryllacris mutilata Cockerell 1909 [nomen dubium], Locustites maculata Heer 1849 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinf
Ontogeny: moltingf
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: fast-movingsubo
Life habit: ground dwellingsubo
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Dispersal: direct/internalsubo
Dispersal 2: mobilesubo
Comments: predacious, mainly nocturnal & secretivef
Created: 2011-07-24 08:16:37
Modified: 2011-07-23 17:16:37
Source: f = family, subo = suborder
References: Tillyard 1921, Sharov 1968

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the MP 11 to the top of the Messinian or 48.07000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 1148.07 - 41.03Germany (Hessen) Gryllacrididae indet. (163330)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Plesiolarnaca prior (124003)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Gryllacris mutilata (114150)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Austria (Steiermark) Locustites maculata (115306)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Croatia Myrmeleon brevipenne (117246)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Tuscany) Gryllacrididae indet. (113751)